Abu Dhabi, July 9, 2020: A group of youngsters from a church in Abu Dhabi will honor some 40 frontline workers from more than a dozen hospitals and healthcare providers. The Youth Movement of the Church of South India Parish in Abu Dhabi will organize a virtual function through ZoomContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 9, 2020: In a squalid slum below a partially built flyover in eastern Delhi, Satyendra Pal stands by a whiteboard propped against a straw hut, with half a dozen children wearing masks and sitting on the floor looking up at him. This is Pal’s open air classroom,Continue Reading
Hubei, July 9, 2020: Heavy rains and landslides in China have left at least 14 people dead or missing over the past day, burying houses and causing scenic areas to temporarily shut. Six people have been unreachable since a landslide in southwestern Guizhou province hit three villages on July 8,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 9, 2020: Two Indian prelates are among the new members Pope Francis appointed on July 8 to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue. They are Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado, the secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, and Bishop Raphy Manjaly ofContinue Reading
London, July 8, 2020: Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti as new Apostolic Nuncio for Great Britain. Archbishop Gugerotti has served as nuncio to Ukraine since 2015. He was previously the Pope’s representative to Georgia and Armenia, as well as to Azerbaijan, and later served as Nuncio to Belarus.Continue Reading
Rome, July 8, 2020: Benedict XVI watched his brother’s funeral via livestream on July 8 as his secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein read the pope emeritus’ message of remembrance at the Mass in Germany. “When I said goodbye to him in the morning on Monday, June 22, we knew it wouldContinue Reading
Kolkata, July 8, 2020: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she is “shocked” by the federal government’s decision to drop subjects like democratic rights, federalism and secularism from school syllabus. These chapters are removed from the Economics and Political Science syllabuses of grades 9 to 12 in all schoolsContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 8, 2020: A Salesian technical school has been awarded the best vocation training institute in Delhi. The award was set up by by Praxis Media, one of India leading media and marketing groups, in association with Education Connect that brings together hundreds of schools, thousands of programsContinue Reading
Addis Ababa, July 8, 2020: The death count from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia in July first week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group has risen to 239, according to police. Pop star Hachalu Hundessa, a hero to many Oromo whoContinue Reading
Darjeeling, July 8, 2020: Gurung lives less than a kilometer away from Darjeeling district hospital but for the past three months, he has only been promising his six-year-old son Sherab that he will come home soon. Amir, the “Covid driver”, however, is not sure when he will reunite with hisContinue Reading
